'disinflation' definitions:
Definition of 'disinflation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments [ant: deflation, inflation, rising prices]
Definition of 'disinflation'
From: GCIDE
- disinflation \disinflation\ n.
- 1. a reduction in the rate of price increases; a lessening of inflationary pressure. [PJC]
- 2. a reduction of the value of a currency in international exchange markets caused by a government; -- usually done as a means to improve the country's international balance of payments. [PJC]